Social Security Administration employees in Maine are raising the alarm about the impact that proposed cuts — including the possible closure of an office in Presque Isle — would have on the 355,000 Maine people who rely on the program.

Elon Musk has indicated that he plans to lay off between 12 and 50 percent of Social Security employees across the country.

U.S. Social Security Administration could lose as much as 50 percent of its Social Security administrative staff, union leaders said.